Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Jan Suraaj Replaces Candidate for Darbhanga MLC Poll
Jan Suraaj Party changed its candidate for a Bihar Legislative Council election seat.
Mohammad Imtiyaz (Noorani) will now contest the Darbhanga Graduates’ constituency.
Ravindra Yadav had been named earlier.
The party is contesting eight seats in total.
Four seats are for graduates and four are for teachers.
Voting will happen on October 23.
Counting will happen on October 27.
The report does not say why the candidate was changed.
Jan Suraaj Party named Mohammad Imtiyaz (Noorani) as its new candidate for the Darbhanga Graduates’ constituency.
The party had earlier fielded Ravindra Yadav for the seat.
Jan Suraaj Party is contesting all eight Bihar Legislative Council seats scheduled for polling.
Polling will take place on October 23 from 8 am to 4 pm, with counting on October 27.
Election nominations must be filed by October 6, while the terms of sitting members expire on November 16, 2026.
- Who
- Jan Suraaj Party and its new nominee Mohammad Imtiyaz (Noorani); Ravindra Yadav was the earlier nominee.
- What
- The party replaced its candidate for the Darbhanga Graduates’ constituency in the upcoming Bihar Legislative Council elections.
- When
- The election notification is scheduled for September 29, polling for October 23, and counting for October 27.
- Where
- The Darbhanga Graduates’ constituency in Bihar.
- Why
- The report states that the candidate was replaced but does not give a reason.
- New candidate
- Mohammad Imtiyaz (Noorani)
- Earlier candidate
- Ravindra Yadav
- Party
- Jan Suraaj Party
- Seats contested
- Eight Bihar Legislative Council seats: four Graduates’ and four Teachers’ constituencies
- Polling date
- October 23, from 8 am to 4 pm
- Counting date
- October 27
- Nomination deadline
- October 6
- Current members’ term expiry
- November 16, 2026